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Members of the Visionaries for Change giving circle, which is part of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. It recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. Its endowment has grown from $100,000 to more than $1 million.
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Arts & Culture
Five years of Visionaries for Change being the change
Vicki L. Friedman
The Visionaries for Change giving circle was established five years ago to work in Black communities, providing grants to support community programs. It's exceeded its own expectations.
The new and older Cape Henry lighthouses near the "First Landing" site in Virginia Beach. The lighthouses are open for climbing on Thursday, August 7.
Courtesy of Preservation Virginia
Arts & Culture
Tour the historic Cape Henry lighthouses on Thursday, Lighthouse Day
Staff Report
National Lighthouse Day commemorates the day in 1789 that Congress approved lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers for a young United States of America.
Kyle Coolbaugh, a stormwater extension agent for the city of Virginia Beach, speaks with members of the public about the Marsh Terrace project in Back Bay during a meeting at Creeds Elementary School
Photo by John-Henry Doucette
Environment & Sea Level Rise
A Virginia Beach marsh restoration project is on pause unless the General Assembly takes action
John-Henry Doucette
Virginia Beach wants to restore habitat and submerged aquatic vegetation in Bonney Cove, but regulators say the city can’t disturb the seagrass that already exists.
(Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia)
Education News
University of Virginia names law professor interim president
Meghin Moore
Republican candidates for governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, speaks at a campaign appearance.
Michael Pope
Elections
Will President Trump weigh in on Virginia's gubernatorial election?
Michael Pope
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said he would probably endorse Republican candidate for governor Winsome Earle-Sears. But that is not a formal endorsement, at least not yet.
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